Monday, January 23, 2017

In the first hour, George Knapp was joined by the Foundations of Mind
project founder Seán O Nualláin, who asserts that the proper study of
mind is the most important scientific venture in which humanity has
engaged. Consciousness at its most exalted is part of something bigger,
getting to know itself through the individual mind, he explained. It
tends to have certain signatures, he continued, such as gamma brainwaves
associated with meditators. Further, when the brain is in the
meditative state, it uses a lot less energy, which is healthy for the
overall physical being, he added. Foundations of Mind is presenting a conference
on Friday, January 27th in San Francisco, entitled: Quantum Mechanics
Meets Neurodynamics-- An Emerging 21st Century Science of Consciousness.
Following in the second hour was Prof. James Secord,
who discussed how the first half of the 19th century witnessed an
extraordinary transformation across many fields, and the fascinating
ways that science was written about and viewed in that time period. By
studying certain key books of that era by authors such as Charles
Babbage (who originated the concept of a computer) and Thomas Carlyle,
he reflected on the meaning of science, and how at one time it was tied
to literature, poetry, and philosophy. The word scientist first came
into use in this era, and tended to refer to all kinds of knowledge, and
there was some debate about what it should include, he noted.
Curiously, in its early usage in the UK, the word "scientist" was
actually a put-down, and didn't take off as a reputable designation
until the second half of the 19th century and later.
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In the latter half, UFO and paranormal researcher Paul Stonehill talked about the mysterious uninhabited island of Matua (related video),
a tiny volcanic land mass in the Pacific. The six-mile long island,
which is dominated by a powerful volcano, has been under control at
different times by Japan, Russia, and the Nazis, he reported. In the
1930s, Japan fortified the island, carving into its rocks, and was said
to store heavy weapons there. According to rumors, Russia's recent
investigation of Matua found an underground city that extended 54
stories down, said Stonehill, adding that secret weapons or research
could still be hidden on the island.
In 1944, during WWII, an American submarine was lost near the island,
and was just discovered by the Russians in 2016, and no one knew how the
craft was sunk. In 1989, a powerful green-colored projector beam was
observed searching the island, and the Soviets send a detachment to
investigate, yet found nothing. Additionally, Stonehill continued,
Soviet border guards have disappeared from the island under unusual
circumstances. He also talked about the Monchegorsk UFO case of 1987, in
which a small shuttle-like object was found in the Soviet Union's
Monche Tundra, and it was determined that the craft was designed for
very small pilots, and had no doors or exits.